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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Climate Change - It Even Affects Power Production! |
| 2012-09-10 |
| Drought and rising temperatures are forcing water managers across the country to scramble for ways to produce the same amount of power from the hydroelectric grid with less water, including from behemoths such as the Hoover Dam. What was the name of that hurricane that just swept through the midwest? Isaac? Hydropower is not the only part of the nation's energy system that appears increasingly vulnerable to the impact of climate change, as low water levels affect coal-fired and nuclear power plants' operations and impede the passage of coal barges along the Mississippi River. But if we stopped burning coal, the climate would stop changing. Or would it change back to where it used to be? And when would that be? "We're trying to manage a changing climate, its impact on water supplies and our ability to generate power, all at once," said Michael L. Connor, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Interior Department's water management agency. Producing electricity accounts for at least 40 percent of water use in the United States. Don't worry, Mike, you'll be looking for another job come January. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #2 IIRC RENSE > CHANGE IN OCEAN SALT SPURS NASA EXPEDITION. * SAME > THERE'S NOT ENOUGH GOLD TO RETURN TO GOLD STANDARD. PEAK-MINERALS-VS-ABIOTIC-THEORY > Does Gold, etc. major mineral commodities have an "ABIOTIC THEORY" to call its own - RUSSIA, I'M ONCE AGAIN A'LOOKIN AT YOU! Rense also has Artics describing how GWCC is wiping out traditional forests all around the world. and * BHARAT RAKSHAK > "FACE-KINI" HITS CHINA BEACH AS SWIMMERS TRY TO AVOID A TAN. Qingdao tourist city, Shandong province. D *** NG IT, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE AN ISLAMIC-STYLE BEACH BLANKET BURQUA TO ME, iff the GWCC Perts are correct about coming GWCC-induced rises in Global temperatures. FORGET THE GWOT - ISLAM CONQUERED HOLLYWOOD, MACY'S, PLAYBOY MANSION + VICTORIA'S SECRET! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-09-10 19:29 |
| #1 The religion of climate, the religion of eco, the religion of solar, the religion of wind, the religion of PETA, the religion of... I am getting really tired of all these NEW AGE religions shoved down our throats. What happened to freedom of religion? |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2012-09-10 11:38 |